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PAGE EIGHT.
ANOTHER RESPITE IS GRANTED
M'NAUGHTON, SWAINSBORO
Twice the Governor Has Stayed the
Court's Sentence in This Case.
Athens, Ua., Feb. 6.—Will Govern¬
or .Brown grant a third respite to
Dr. W. J. McNaughton, the Swains
boro physician, who is under sen¬
tence to hang for the murder of Fred
Flanders?
This question is being propounded
by many interested people, and
though the governor has not intimat¬
ed what he intends to do it is gener¬
ally believed that he will not permit
Dr. McNaughton to hang until the
Emanuel superior court disposes of
the case against Mrs. Flanders, the
murdered man’s wife, who was in¬
dicted jointly with Dr. McNaughton
for the murder.
This belief is ba^ed upon the fact
that Governor JBrown has twice de¬
layed the execution of Dr. McNaugh
ton until alter the dates set for Mrs.
Flanders’ trial, aaid both times the
court has postponed the woman’s trial.
When Governor Brown respited Dr
McNaughton until February 28th lie
was assured by officials of the Eman¬
uel county superior court that M r s.
Flanders would be tried at the .lanu
ary term. However, the case was
again postponed, this time until the
March term.
Unless the governor again inter¬
feres, Dr. McNaughton must, be exe¬
cuted on February 28, and before
Flanders goes to trial.
Rev. John S. Wilder, a Savannah
minister who hits interested himself
in Dr. McNaughton, called at the of¬
fices of the state prison commission
and also at the executive offices last
Thursday, in an effort to ascertain if
Dr. McNaughton was to be given an¬
other respite. He stated that, he ex¬
pected to be joined in Atlanta by Col
onel John W Bennett, ol' Waycross,
and Judge F. 11. Saffold, of Swaias¬
hore, Dr. McNaughton's attorneys.
Dr. McNaughton is still in the Chat¬
ham County jail, where he has been
for nearly two years.
HELEN KELLER RECOVERS
AND WILL LECTURE.
Helen Keller, born deaf, dumb and
blind, luus almost fully surmounted
one of her handicaps and made her
platform alt a Socialistic meeting in
first public apearance on the lecture
Montclair, N. J., one night last week.
Although Miss Keller has been able
to speak to a certain extent during
the past year the development of her
voice under the care of a singing
teamher now has reached the stage
where her words will carry in an
auditorium.
“The belief that the loss of one
sense increases the powers of the
others is a fallacy,” she said in a
very understandable way. “The
habit of patience is the only thing
that helps one to bear the limitation.’’
Miss Keller’s teacher explained that
the delicate vibrations of her lips
and throat which enable a pupil to
hear with her fingers, were too illu¬
sive to be reproduced. It. was only
by saying the sound over and over
again until she got it rigid, and then
repeating until the right way became
a vocal habit that she learned to talk
“1 must not only get the sound right,
but I must fix it in my memory by
thousands of repitition” Miss
said.
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COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1913.
THE
NEGROES PROTEST ANTI
INTERMARRIAGE BILL.
The Stewart bill prohibiting the
marriage of negroes and whit s is
meeting with sharp disapproval from
the negro contingent of Wisconsin.
The Booker Washington men's fo¬
rum of-Milwaukee has petitioned the
legislature against the proposed law,
branding it as a “vicious attempt at
class legislation contrary to the polit¬
ical and civil economy of our Repub¬
lican institutions.
Assemblyman Stewart declared he
introduced the measure to prevent
marriages “like that of Jack John¬
son and the Cameron girl.’’
“A legal barrier cannot effectually
check amalgamation,” wrote .J W.
Wood, of St. Mark A. M. E. church,
of Milwaukee, to the legislature.
“There will be amalgamation among
the races in spite of any law.”
SEASON FOR HUNTING BIRDS
WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 1ST.
Bird hunters are advised by State
Game Commissioner J. S. Mercer to
bear in mind that the open season
for shooting partridges, doves, w'ild
turkey gobblers and plover® ends on
March 1st, and that ainy person caught
hunting the birds named after that
date will be subject to prosecution
in the courts. The season opened
November 20th.
Many people are confusing the
date when the period for obtaining
hunting licenses expires with the date
when the bird season ends. The li¬
cense-selling period ends on February
20-tli, but persons bolding licenses can
continue to hunt birds until the first
day of March.
CARRYING TWO BABIES AND
WOODEN LEG HE FIGHTS CAT.
Barnwell, S. C.—The story of an
exciting trip with the mail is -told by
Edgar F. Phillips, mail carrier on
Ulmer route, No. 6 Phillips, in an
| interview here today, says that last
; Saturday among his parcel post pack
| ages were two babies and a wooden
leg, and that before the completion
’of his trip he was attacked by a
| wildcat, finidng it necessary to em¬
ploy the use of the wooden leg to pro¬
tect his live mail. The babies gave
him no trouble, he says, being well
’ supplied with nourishment before be
! ing consigned to the mails. Postage
on one infant was 16 cents, while the
other required 17 cents.
MISS WILLIS AT MANSFIELD.
The Covington News:
It was a source of real pleasure to
have with us Tuesday and Wednes¬
day Miss Willis, our Industrial Su¬
pervisor. After having her and know
ing more of what her work meant to
our schools, our towns, ajnd mainly
our boys and girls, We had Miss
Willis to organize a very enthusiastic
Woman’s Club to do what ever our
hands should find to do. The mem¬
bership enrolled being 28 in number
to begin with, 53 members being en¬
listed in the Domestic Science
partment.
Officers were elected and a
mittee appointed to draft the
tuion and by-laws.
President—Mrs. W. H. Jones.
Vice President—Mrs. A. E.
Secretary—Mrs. W. E. Lunsford.
Treasurer—Mrs. N. J. Boswell.
SOCIAL CIRCLE COTTON
MILL IN BANKRUPTCY.
A petition in involuntary bankrupt,
cy against the Social Circle Cotton
Mills was filed in Athens Monday in
the office of W. G. Cornett, clerk of
the United States District Court, by
Attorney E. P. Upshaw, of Atlanta.
Mr. Upshaw represents three of the
creditors, Messrs. O. N. and W. H.
Stanton and the Bank of Social Cir¬
cle, the total of wdiose claims is $11.-
470.60.
The Social Circle Cotton Mills is
one of the oldest and best known
firms in this section of Georgia, and
the news of its insolvency will be a
big surprise to all those not in close
touch with iheir affairs. The mills
were capitalized at a big sum, and
the cause of the failure is not gener¬
ally known. The amount of their lia¬
bilities is reported to reach the total
sum of $182,000.00.
City Ordinances
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council, and it is hereby ordained by
authority of the same, That all drug
stores in the city shall not be allowed
to open on Sundays, except during
the following hours: 9:00 A. M.,
and 10:30 A. M„ and from 4:00
P. M. to 6:00 P. M. Drug¬
gists or their clerks shall be allowed
to enter their stores at all times for
emergency sale of drugs, at such
times only the purchaser of said
drugs shall be permitted to enter the
store. A violation of this ordinance
shall be punishable by a fine of twen¬
ty-five dollars and cost, or 10 days
in jail or 60 days on the streets or
other public works of the City of Cov
ington.
Passed February 7th. 1913.
G30. T. SMITH, .Mayor,
T. J. Shields, Clerk.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Counc” and it is hereby ordained by
authority of the same, That it shall
he unlawful for any merchant or oth¬
er party, to sweep refuse, traish or
anything of lake kind into the
streets of Covington or upon vacant
lots back of stores, such trash or
sweepings must be placed in boxes or
barrels, and burned or kept until the
city's carts call for such garbage
each Saturday. An officer shall visit
each place of business every morn
ing, and make cases against violators
of this ordinance, and upon convic¬
tion, shall be fined not exceeding ten
dollars and cost, or ten days in jail,
or 30 days- on -the streets or other
public works of the City of Coving¬
ton.
Passed February 7th, 1913.
GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor,
T J. Shields, Clerk.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council, and it is hereby ordained by
authority of the same, that all parties
selling ice in the city of Covington,
shall keep their scales subject to in¬
spection by the police of the city, or
any specially appointed officer, and
if said seale-s be found incorrect, a
case shall be made against the of¬
fender aind if found guilty, shall be
fined not exceeding fifty dollars and
cost or 30 days in jail or, four months
on the streets or other public works
of A he City of Covington.
Also be it ordained that any party
giving short weight in ice shall be
summoned before the Mayor and if
found guilty, shall be bound over to
the state courts for trial under the
state laws, governing offenses of that
kind.
Passed February 7th, 1913.
GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor,
T .T. Shields, Clerk.
MARSHAL’S SALE.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
Will be sold before the court house
door in the City of Covington, Ga„
on March 4, 1913, within the legal
hours of sale the following property,
to wit:
ALSO, will be sold at the same
time and place, one house and lot in
Northern part of Covington, and
known as the Bagwell place and
hounded as f oPo\vs: On West by
Jake Anderson; on North by T. M.
Fitzpatrick; on East by Judge Har¬
ris; on South by E. O. Lee. Said
lot containing one acre, more or less.
Said property levied on as the prop¬
erty of Caroline Bagwell, with a city
tax fi fa issued by the clerk in favor
of file City ofCovington, against Caro¬
line Bagwell. This Feb. 3. 1913.
BRADFORD BOHANAN,
Chief of Police, City of Covington.
ALSO, at the same time and place
will be sold one lot, and bounded as
follows: On West by Caroline Bag
well; on North and East by Coving¬
ton Cotton Mill; on’ South by Louisa
McHenry. Said lot containing one
| half acre, more or less. Said lot
levied on as the property of Judge
Harris, with a city tax fi fa issued by
the city clerk in favor of the City of
Covington, against Judge Harris.
This Feb. 3, 1913.
BRADFORD BOHANAN.
! Chief of Police City of Covington.
Don’t Buy Automobile!!
And Then Wish You Had
bought a Buick
With the famous overhead valve motor,
guaranteed to develope more power and
speed than any motor of the same size
made, either American or foreign.
Let me make a demonstration to you.
Costs more to build but less to operate
R. W. Campbell
Mansfield, Georgia
The Earlest Since 1856 This Spring
Easter Falls on March 23rd
In 1812 Easter Sunday was a day earlier and in the year
387 A, D. it fell even two days earlier Easter Sunday of
1913 arrives earlier than any Easter since the good old
days of 1856, but in those days Easter Parades were not in
fashion.
Aside from its religious significance, Easter Sunday
now marks the date when men and women alike must don
their Spring attire.
Moral;—Order your Spring Garments early—its not
too soon now. Our Tailored Suits Satisfy.
Walk In,
Heard, White & Company
Don’t forget we are agents for the Fay Stock*
ings which are such a pleasure to mothers. Also
Buster Brown’s Guaranteed Hose for men, women
and children.
Buster Brown’s Blue Ribb< n Shoes for girls, boys.
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